Tommy Brasher

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Tommy Brasher
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Brasher, c.1972
Personal information
Born: El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.
Career information
High school: El Dorado (AR)
College: Arkansas
Career history
As a coach:

Tommy Brasher is an American football coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. [1] He currently works on special projects for the Chiefs. He coached the Philadelphia Eagles line in 1985, then moved on to the Atlanta Falcons until 1989. After this he went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to coach for one year in 1990. He coached the Seattle Seahawks Defensive line from 1992 to 1998. Then he went back to the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999, until 2005, when he retired. [2] In 2001, he was awarded the Eagles Ed Block Courage Award. He came out of retirement in 2012 to rejoin the Eagles after the firing of Jim Washburn to finish the season. After head coach Andy Reid left the Eagles and was hired by the Chiefs, Brasher was among the assistant coaches who followed Reid to Kansas City.

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References

  1. "Assistant Coaches Headed To Chiefs". www.philadelphiaeagles.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013.
  2. "Tommy Brasher athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010. Brasher's Career